Regime Forces Suffer Heavy Casualties in Jobar

Rebel fighters destroyed two tanks belonging to regime forces in the neighborhood of Jobar in Damascus and also blew up a building manned by regime forces. A rebel commander said that regime forces used chlorine-filled grenades to halt the rebels’ advance in the district, causing cases of suffocation among the rebel fighters. Regime forces also fired a surface-to-surface missile on the rebel-held parts, alongside artillery and tank shelling. Meanwhile, rebel fighters overran a number of Hezbollah and regime positions in Fallita in the Qalamoun area, killing 15 pro regime militants and injuring dozens more besides capturing weapons and ammunition.(Source: Syrian Coalition + Smart News Agency)